Induction of quinone reductase by a methanol extract of Scutellaria baicalensis and its flavonoids in murine Hepa 1c1c7 cells

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 465-471

  Park, H J ^a   Lee, Y W ^a   Park, H H ^a   Lee, Y S ^a   Kwon, B I ^a   Yu, J H ^b  

^a Lotte R and D Center   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Baicalin; Chemoprevention; Hepa 1c1c7 cells; Phase II enzymes; Quinone reductase; RT PCR; Scutellaria baicalensis

Indexed keywords

BAICALEIN; BAICALIN; FLAVONOID; MESSENGER RNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); SCUTELLARIAE RADIX; WOGONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME INDUCTION; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NAD(P)H DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032406333     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199812000-00007     Document Type: Article

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